Sulphonated dyestuff and process of making same



Patented Ml, 26, 1936 UNITED STATES SULPHONAIBED v DYESTUFF AND PROCESS,

OF MAKING SAME Hugo SiebenbiirgenBasel, Switzerland, assignor to: firm of Society of Chemical Industry im Basle, Basel, Switzerland T No Drawing. Application November 28, 1934,

Serial No. 755,233. In Switzerland December 4.Claims.. (Cl. 260-53) The present invention is based on the observation that the dyestufi of the anthraquinone series corresponding. tothe formula;

" ('of. Colour- Linden N0. 1173),.

is converted into a. new sulphonated dyestuff by treating it with agents having asulphonatingiaction, such as chlorosulphonic acid, sulphuric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, if necessary, in the pres ence of substances having a catalytic or protective action, such as mercury sulphate, sulphur, selenium, iodine or boric acid. The new dyestuif contains-probably 1 to '3- or 4 sul'phogroupsin r the molecule, therefore it" corresponds veryprobably tothe formula wherein 1?. stands for a whole number which is smaller than 5, and! constitutes a dark powder which dissolves-in water or in dilute solutions of alkalies with blue coloration. This dyestuff may find application as vat dyestufi. It dyes cotton tints similar to those of the unsulphonated dye..- stufi but faster to chlorine. It can also be used for dyeing artificial and natural silk in a neutral, alkaline oracid bath, the dyeings obtained from an acid bath, on unloaded silk'being particularly remarkable. They possess great purity, quite an excellent fastness to light combined with-a very good fastness to washing and water, and their brilliancein: the; artificial light is extraordinary.

Finally, the dyestuil' in. the form ofi'its sparingly soluble barium salts may be used as varnish dye.- stuff.

The following examplesillustrate theinvention, theparts. being. by weight:-

Example 1 it is mixed with 200 parts of concentrated sulphuric acid, while cooling, and the diluted sulphonation mixture is cooled solution of concentrated common salt. There precipitates the sodium salt of the dyestufi sulphonic acid thus formed. For isolation a suction-filter is employed and the residue washed with a concentrated common salt solution until it is free from mineral acid. The residue which is green-blue. of color is' either' worked updirectly into a paste, or it is dried in a. vacuum at 60-70 C., and ground. It then constitutes a dark powder, representing: a: mixture of the acids of the formulas Into ZOO'partsofSulphuricacidaofi66 B there are introduced at. ordinary temperature. 10. parts of the: dyestufi. No; 1173 of the Colour: Index, Whil'erstirring, the. temperature of the sulfonatio n', liquidise raisedsto 100 C. in the course'iof hour and maintained at.100-105 C. during 3 hours. When cold the reaction liquid is:.then directly introduced intoi arconcentrated Glauber s salt solution and. worked up as indicated in Ex ample 1. The sulphonation can also be carried out at a lower temperature; in this case the reaction requires a longer time: Too high temperatures should, however, be avoided because they cause. decompositions phenomena.

The dyestufi sulphonic acids thus obtained may be purifiedin such-a manner thatafter' the sulphonation is. complete, so much water is allowed toafioweto .the cooled sulphonationmasa. While stirring, that a sulphuric acid of' 80 per cent. strength is formed, whereby the temperature rises to about 100 C. The black-brown crystalline sulphonate which separates on cooling is filtered by suction, washed with sulphuric acid Example 2 slowly introduced into a 2 of per cent. strength, and the sodium salt of the sulphonic acid is finally precipitated by introducing the sulphonate into a concentrated solution of common salt or Glaubers salt. The isolation and working up occurs as indicated in Example 1. The dyestuff consists of a mixture of the following two products per cent. strength there are slowly introduced at ordinary temperature, while stirring, 10 parts of the dyestuff No. 1173 of the Colour Index and stirring is continued for 24 hours at room temperature. The working up is effected as indicated in Example 1 and the dyestuff obtained having similar properties as indicated in Example 1 corresponds to the formula ii i A f, Y

Example 4 The dye-bath is prepared with the necessary quantity of the dyestuff and 5 per cent. of acetic acid of 40 per cent. strength, or 4 per cent. of formic acid of to per cent. strength or 2 to 4 per cent. of sulphuric acid of 66 B. Unleaded silk is introduced at 60 C., the temperature of the bath slowly raised to 85-90 C., and dyeing continued for one hour at this temperature. The goods are then rinsed and dried.

What I claim is:--

1. The dyestuffs of the general formula wherein n stands for a whole number which is smaller than 5, which products form dark powders dissolving in dilute solutions of alkalies to blue solutions, dyeing cotton from the vat green- ;blue tints fast to chlorine, and unloaded silk vivid green-blue tints of high fastness to light.

2. The dyestuff of the formula which forms a dark powder dissolving in dilute solutions of alkalies to a blue solution, dyeing cotton from the vat a green-blue tint fast to chlorine, and unloaded silk a vivid green-blue tint of high fastness to light.

3. The dyestufi of the formula s s -l=c i) (soar)- t which forms a dark powder dissolving in dilute solutions of alkalies to a blue solution, dyeing cotton from the vat a green-blue tint fast to chlorine, and unloaded silk a vivid green-blue tint of high fastness to light.

4. A composition of matter, consisting of a mixture of the two dyestuffs of the formulas and which forms a dark powder dissolving in dilute solutions of alkalies to a blue solution, dyeing cotton from the vat a green-blue tint fast to chlorine, and unloaded silk a vivid green-blue tint of high fastness to light.

HUGO SIEBENBI'TRGER. 

